Where does “vulpēs” come from?

vulpēs (Latin) comes from Latin volpēs, from Proto-Italic wolpis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wl(o)p- — fox, jackal.

Ancestry of “vulpēs”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	volpēs	—
2	Proto-Italic	wolpis	fox
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂wl(o)p-	fox, jackal

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